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U.S. Senate: Michael Cavlan

SNAPSHOT A registered nurse from Apple Valley is seeking
the Green Party's endorsement in the 2006 U.S. Senate race. Michael Cavlan
said he supports immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and an end
to the construction of military bases in that country. Cavlan also said he
supports a universal single-payer health care system.

Candidate Bio

Political affiliation:Green Party

Born: 1959
San Jose, Calif.
Resides in Apple Valley, Minn.

Personal:Lives with partner, Nancy Coons. Two sons: Sean and Phelem James
Catholic

Occupation:Registered nurse. Works in burn unit
at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.

Education:

Major political experience:Cavlan says he has run as a Green Party
Candidate in St. Louis Park for the state Legislature as well as
taking part in the effort to recount Ohio's votes after the 2004
election

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Candidate Pages

Democrat Amy Klobuchar, Republican Mark Kennedy and Independence Party candidate Robert Fitzgerald have all proposed ways to provide more health insurance coverage by controlling the cost of health care.
(10/06/2006)

Democrat Amy Klobuchar's U.S. Senate campaign
has fired its chief spokeswoman, revealing Wednesday that she
viewed an unreleased TV ad for Republican candidate Mark Kennedy
that may have been illegally obtained.
(09/21/2006)

The three major party endorsed candidates running for Minnesota's open U.S. Senate seat held a heated debate on health care, the war in Iraq and tax policy Friday at the Minnesota State Fair.
(09/01/2006)

The war in Iraq and homeland security are likely to be the biggest issues in this year's U.S. Senate race. The major party candidates have been airing their differences on those topics this week.
(08/18/2006)

Mark Kennedy's 2006 Senate campaign has thus far kept a distance from President Bush, at least in TV campaign ads. Kennedy has however used the White House to raise more than $1.5 million in the last year.
(08/17/2006)

The war on terror is suddenly getting a lot more attention on the campaign trail. Minnesota's U.S. Senate candidates were among the politicians who responded quickly to news of the foiled terrorist plot in London to bomb commercial airliners, pledging their resolve to fight terrorism.
(08/10/2006)

The Republican-endorsed candidate for Minnesota's U.S. Senate race stepped up his criticism Friday of his chief DFL opponent. Republican Congressman Mark Kennedy said Amy Klobuchar has not taken a clear stance regarding the war in Iraq. Kennedy, who is trailing in the polls, said Minnesota's Senate race could determine which party controls the Senate next year.
(08/04/2006)